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Joe Biden to talk crime with city, law enforcement leaders nationwide

President Joe Biden will host New York City's Democratic mayoral candidate and other city and law enforcement leaders from around the country to talk about reducing crime

New York to end state of emergency for Covid-19: Guv Andrew Cuomo

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that the state will end the statewide disaster emergency on Thursday thanks to substantial progress made in combating the Covid-19 pandemic

NY's Times Square celebrates International Yoga Day with over 3,000 yogis

The day-long yoga festival with the theme of 'Solstice in Times Square 2021' was attended by more than 3,000 people

Delta variant constitutes over 6% of tested Covid cases in NYC: Health dept

The Delta variant, first detected in India, constituted over 6 per cent of Covid-19 cases tested for virus variants in New York City, according to official data from the city's health department

New York mayor says all public schools will fully reopen in September

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said all public schools will fully reopen in September with in-person classes only

Google to open its first physical retail store in New York this year

Google has announced to open its first-ever physical retail store in New York where customers can experience its hardware and services in a helpful way.

New York City's mayor wants the city to 'fully reopen' on July 1

Most of the restrictions placed on New York City during the pandemic have been set by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and the state, and Mr. de Blasio has not had the authority to lift them

New York City to cut contracts with Trump organization, says mayor

New York City will sever 3 contracts with the Trump Organization, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday, accusing President Donald Trump of inciting the crowds that stormed the US Capitol last week

USA coronavirus update: New York's test positivity rate tops 9%, says Mayor

New York City's Covid-19 test positivity rate on a seven-day average topped 9 per cent, reaching 9.41 per cent, compared with 8.87 per cent one day earlier

New York City's first responders to get Covid-19 vaccine in December

The first vaccines available to some of New York City's first responders could be distributed in a matter of weeks, according to an internal memo of the New York City Fire Department

New York City schools to close again as city fights coronavirus

New York City is shuttering schools to try to stop spread of coronavirus, Mayor said in a painful about-face for one of the first big US school systems to bring students back to classrooms this fall

'Very confident': New York hospitals prepare for Covid-19 resurgence

New York City hospitals and nursing homes are bracing for a potential resurgence of the pandemic, drawing on lessons learned in the spring when the outbreak brought the city to its knees

Businesses shut in New York City as officials rush to quash Covid-19 surge

Public and private schools were closed within both the red zones and in surrounding areas designated orange zones by the Democratic governor

New York: Deadly party shooting adds new layer to Rochester's grief

The 14 wounded by gunfire were not believed to have life-threatening injuries and were all between the ages of 17 and 23

New York schools won't reopen unless Covid-19 rate remains below 3%

The city's infection rate has remained steady at around 2 per cent for several weeks, and was at 1% on Friday

George Floyd death: NY passes bill to unveil police discipline records

The measure to make officers' records and misconduct complaints public is among several police accountability bills racing through the state legislature.

Covid-19: New York governor Cuomo outlines 'phased reopening' of businesses

Cuomo says construction, manufacturing and select retail shops could open in a first phase of reopening

March, April, May: City's Mood Darkens as Crisis Feels Endless

With no clues about when the pandemic might subside, short-term discomfort is becoming long-term despair: "I feel like I have accepted this, and given up."

'Asthma is absent among top Covid-19 risk factors'

There's been a run on inhalers, and coronavirus patients like the actor Idris Elba have openly worried about their asthma.

NYC may lose 475,000 jobs, $9.7 bn in tax revenue due to Covid-19: Report

Given the staggering job losses, IBO said it assumes that the US economy has entered a recession even though official statistics have not yet captured the scenario